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What started of as a bit of fun, making cartoons and postcards, evolved into creating well-balanced and sometimes humorous snapshots of a forgotten world bursting with color and filled with images of yesteryear. Belgian collage artist and illustrator Sammy Slabbinck’s love of old photographs and vintage magazines are the basis for most of his creations. Read on for more of his work.
Julie Klausner
Julie Klausner is the kind of person who was born with that special talent of putting words together perfectly. The comedy writer and performer, podcaster, and author is a multi-threat of funny. Her popular podcast “How Was Your Week“, which Rolling Stone and GQ both named as one of the best in existence, has become a can’t miss listen with each new episode. Her book I Don’t Care About Your Band has had an impact like no other since its release in 2010, and continues to grow in popularity daily. I mean really Julie, settle down with all that talent! I could go on and on about all her other accomplishments, how funny she is, and how looking at cute animal pictures together sounds a little too dreamy, but I’ll just let the interview speak for itself. Read on to get to know Julie a little better, and of course, for plenty of smiles.
Abbi & Ilana of Broad City
You know when you get into a band before anyone else, read a book before it’s a bestseller or watch a TV show before everyone else catches on in its third season? You never lose that connection to it, as if you were somehow a part of its success. Well, it’s your lucky day because we know five web series that are on the brink of big-time, but are enough under-the-radar that you can feel in-the-know. These are not your typical one-off gags, online pranks or random clips. These series play like, and may one day be, sitcoms. Watching them now guarantees you can later claim you “totally know it was gonna be huge.” So plug those earphones in, sit back and blow off work today. Try not to laugh too loud, though; your co-workers will be disappointed when they stroll over to find you aren’t watching a funny kitten video.
The Milestone
Patrick Gookin is a 28-year-old photographer based in Los Angeles. His photographs are product of experiences, though he “thinks that it’s my camera that pushes experiences to places and depths where I likely wouldn’t end up were I to travel in any other way. One can’t exist without the other and this is why I am constantly drawn the medium.” A side project for Patrick is a blog where he posts images daily accompanied by short poetry written by longtime friend Gabe Rothschild. Check it out here, and check out more photos from Patrick after the jump.
Ed Ruscha
We took a little vaca, a little time, a long nap. It was overdue. But now we are refreshed and ready to bring you the smiles in what will be a stellar 2012. We have some amazing interviews lined up with some of the funniest people in THE WORLD, some conversations with bands on the rise, photography to make you say “ooooh”, and art to make you say “whoaaaa”. SO goodbye Mr. Yesterday, and hello Mr. Tomorrow. xoxo/soso
If watching Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci of Garfunkel & Oates sit on a couch holiday decked out in front of a Christmas tree doesn’t instantly up your Christmas spirit to a level 10, then you might be a lost cause at this point. Added bonus: You get Doug Benson playing a stoned Santa Claus, so basically just Doug Benson.
Garfunkel & Oates have consistently been putting out some of the most hilarious songs for some time now; so another one that nails it is no surprise. With “Scary F***ked Up Christmas”, it’s all about Christmas being better when you’re high. Then that high going badly and things getting scary and f**ked up. Basically, regardless of your highness or non-highness, Christmas is going to be scary and f***ked up either way, so what should you do? Watch Garfunkel & Oates sing about it, they will keep you smiling the rest of the year.
We chatted with Riki Lindhome to get her thoughts on the new video, what her and Kate want for Christmas, and the fail safe gift for any guy to get when he’s ran out of ideas.